mass fatalities in hajj in 2015

Mass Fatalities in Hajj in 2015

Trauma Research Center, Baqyiatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Iranian Red Crescent Medical Center, Tehran, IR Iran Nephrology and Urology Research Center, Baqyiatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Corresponding author: Behzad Einollahi, Nephrology and Urology Research Center, Baqyiatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran. E-mail: behzad.e...

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چکیده زبان سیستم کاملی ازقوانین است که برای ایجاد ارتباط و تبادل معانی مورد استفاده قرار می گیرد که در رابطه تنگاتنگ با روابط قدرتی افراد می باشد. این رابطه و قدرت افراد می تواند مستقیما در انتخاب ضمایر و سایر ساختارهای زبانی حتی در رفتار افراد تاثیرگذار باشد. در هرجامعه ای ، تقریبا نوعی روابط قدرتی درمیان افراد موجود می باشد و این رابطه درنحوه ی استفاده ی آنها در زبان منعکس می شود. بررسی ای...

Hajj Stampede in Mina, 2015: Need for Intervention

Mass gatherings (MGs) occur for many different reasons including religious, social, cultural, political and sporting events. There are two types of spontaneous and organized MGs. The first one takes place when a population displaces due to natural disasters or conflicts, whereas the second one is seen in a preplanned program. Mass gatherings are associated with health risks of infectious diseas...

hajj stampede in mina, 2015: need for intervention

No MERS-CoV but positive influenza viruses in returning Hajj pilgrims, China, 2013–2015

BACKGROUND There is global health concern that the mass movement of pilgrims to and from Mecca annually could contribute to the international spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). In China, about 11,000 Muslim pilgrims participate in the Hajj gathering in Mecca annually. This is the first report of MERS-CoV and respiratory virus molecular screening of returning pilg...

Public Health Surveillance and Hajj Pilgrimage as a Mass Gathering

A mass gathering (MG) is defined by World Health Organization (WHO) as “any occasion, either organized or spontaneous, that attracts sufficient numbers of people to strain the planning and response resources of the community, city or nation hosting the event” (1). Hajj pilgrimage is one of the fundamental pillars of Islam which must be performed by those Muslims with adequate means and health o...